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December 27, 2025 5:27 PM

Fragile peace on an ancient frontier: Thailand and Cambodia sign new ceasefire deal

On December 27, 2025, in a tense border checkpoint straddling Cambodia's Pailin Province and Thailand's Chanthaburi Province, the defense ministers of two Southeast Asian neighbors affixed their signatures to a joint statement agreeing on an immediat...

December 27, 2025 4:19 PM

Winter storm bears down on U.S. Northeast, disrupting airline travel

A winter storm packing a frosty mix of snow and ice bore down on the U.S. Northeast early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and prompting officials in New York and New Jersey to issue weather emergency declarations. The Na...

December 27, 2025 12:44 PM

U.S.-backed airstrikes in Nigeria hit two ISIS-linked camps, government says

U.S.-backed air strikes in Nigeria hit two Islamic State-linked camps in the Bauni forest of Sokoto State, targeting foreign fighters infiltrating from the Sahel, the Nigerian government said. The strikes carried out on Thursday were approved by Pre...

December 27, 2025 10:37 AM

Thailand and Cambodia sign truce to halt fierce border conflict

Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fierce border clashes, the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian countries that has included fighter jets sorties, exchange of rocket fire and artillery barrages. "Both sides ag...

December 27, 2025 9:50 AM

Israel becomes first country to formally recognise Somaliland as independent state

Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday -- a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia's longstanding opposition to secession....

December 26, 2025 4:47 PM

Explosion at Alawite mosque in Syria’s Homs kills five

Five people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, Syrian state news agency SANA said. SANA cited Syrian Health Ministry official Najib al-Naasan as saying 21 others were wounded an...

December 26, 2025 10:14 AM

Ukraine, US negotiators discussed how to bring peace closer, Zelenskiy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner for about an hour on how to end the war with Russia. "It was a really good conversatio...

December 26, 2025 9:55 AM

US says it struck Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria

The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the...

December 25, 2025 1:58 PM

India to assume Chairpersonship of Kimberley Process from January 1, 2026

India will assume the prestigious chairpersonship of the Kimberley Process (KP) from January 1, 2026, after being selected by the KP Plenary, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Thursday. India will take over as Vice Chair of the Kimberley...

December 25, 2025 12:31 PM

Helicopter crash on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro kills five, aviation authority says

A helicopter crashed on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, killing five people, the civil aviation authority said on Thursday, while local media reported that the aircraft was on a medical rescue mission. The helicopter crashed near the mountain's Barafu...

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